Excel file in HTML

[alechko]

I have a link to an Excel file.
<A HREF=&quot;abcd.xls&quot; TARGET=&quot;MAIN&quot;>

I would like that the file will open up as an embedded table in the browser and not as an independent file

How can I do it?

 

[JillC]

Convert it to html. File, Save As HTML.

 

[alechko]

JillC

Thanks, but unfortunately the xls file will be updated on a dailly basis. So, I do not want to do anything except of clicking the link from the web page.

Do you have any other suggestion for me?

 

[alechko]

Somebody have more suggestions?

 

[blueark]

You might have to purchase a third party tool. Try this link for an example:

http://officewriter.softartisans.com/

 

[alechko]

Isn't there a simple html tag that will embedd an xls file?

 

[blueark]

I doubt it. You may be able to use <embed...> or <object...> if the user has a plug-in installed on their system that is capable of reading xls files. It's a proprietry format, though, so I doubt if many browsers out there have that capability.

I think you've got three choices:

1: Supply all users of your website with such a plug-in (if there is one)
2: Process the xls file on the server using a server component, such as officewriter, so it's processed into standard html that your users can view (best option, I think).
3: Write a program that can do the same job at the client end, perhaps using Java. Again, not all users will have this capability, although it's a better probability.

Failing all of those, just offer the Excel file as a download.